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“Lord, please leave me!” This is not Peter’s first encounter with the Lord. Already Jesus had healed his mother-in-law of a fever. Perhaps Peter suspected that the healing was merely a coincidence. He had heard Jesus teach, but there have been plenty of wise teachers who come and go. It was common in that day…

Jesus wants us to go and tell others. H quotes the passage in Isaiah 6:9-10 more than any other. He was always teaching in parables so that it may be fulfilled. And yet, through His spirit, He offers us the antidote to this ancient curse which still prevails over all of humanity. His ways are…

The voice of the Lord, have you heard his call? Do you have ears to hear it, or are there more pressing concerns urgently screaming for your attention? The invitation the prophet Isaiah heard was very general; he merely volunteered. He could have remained silent, and the Lord would have found someone else. The Lord…

Woe is me, cried the prophet Isaiah. Just like him, we live unaware of our own wretchedness until we see the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Army. Then, instantly we are fully conscious of our unworthiness. We discover our shame, that we are unable to clean ourselves up to present ourselves to His Highness. Remember…